Hoover Returns to West Branch for Warm Homecoming
West Branch residents greet their native son Herbert Hoover with a homecoming parade and private moments at his birthplace. The Aug 21 visit features a storm that damaged town decorations, a parade to the family house, breakfast with Mrs Hoover and the two boys, cemetery visits, and revisiting era landmarks from Hoover's childhood.
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Cedar. Rapids
U.pax
Iown
Minnesota
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
U.P
George Turner
Hoover
Jenny Scellers
Watsi-No-No Creek
Baker Hill
Marty Avery
Rock Island
Baggage Man
Western Union Messenger
Polly Curran
James Thomson
Grattan Bars to Attempt State Record at Fair
Grattan Bars the Canadian pacer will attempt to break the State Pair Track mile pacing record of 1.59 3 4 on September 5 during Governor's Day at the fair. Vic Fleming will drive the horse in a special effort. owner Fred Thrower has rejected offers of 100000. The five day racing program features famed horses and drivers during State Fair week. The fair also features Domestic Economies exhibits led by T. E H. Broughton offering home food display and preparation opportunities for visitors.
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Detroit
Grattan Bars
Fred Thrower
Kerwood
Ont
Vic Fleming
Department of Domestic Economies
T. E H. Broughton
Lansing
Missing Rockford plane and Greenland search waged
Aug 21 dispatches report four nations seeking the missing Greater Rockford aviators Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer after a flight toward Greenland. Coast Guard Marion in Davis Strait notes slim survival chances if water landing occurred. Intercepted SOS signals and intercept efforts by F L Hull and Clarence M Young tied to the inquiry.
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Washington, D. C
Clarence M. Young
Commerce Department
Coast Guard
F. L. Hull
Stamford
Cape Chidley
Marion
S. O. S. Call
Young
Hull
New York
Bert Hasse
Parker D.cramer
Greenland
Davis Straits
Labrador
Rockford
Hassell
Mt. Evans
Point
Counties Get Half Million Repair Money
Michigan counties received half a million dollars from the state highway department as a repair reward under the state aid law repealed in 1927. The department carries about two and a half million dollars in unpaid state aid maintenance debt from before 1927, with full payment planned by 1930 to wipe out the ten million dollar overall indebtedness.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Local Stores to Close Thursday Afternoon
Mt Pleasant chamber of commerce directs city stores and business places to close at noon Thursday for Isabella County Fair half holiday, a repeat of past practice during Pair week.
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Mt. Pleasant
Hack Wilson Suspended Three Days by Cubs
Hack Wilson, Chicago Cubs outfielder, received a three day suspension for a demonstrative reaction after being called out on strikes in a game between the Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies in Chicago.
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New York
N. Y
U.R
Hack Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Philadelphia
Chicago
Death claims Harvey maker of presidents
Colonel George B. Harvey former ambassador to Great Britain died suddenly at his Dublin New Hampshire home Monday afternoon from a heart attack. He was 64, a leading publicist who helped shape two presidents one Democrat and one Republican. He aided Woodrow Wilson’s political rise and later opposed him, and helped in selecting Warren G. Harding as the Republican nominee in 1920.
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Dublin
N. H
George B. Harvey
Great Britain
Harvey
George Harvey
Court of St. James
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Princeton University
Warren G. Harding
Chicago
Chippewa Pines Dance with Roy Bigford Orchestra
Bay City based Roy Bigford leads his club orchestra for a Thursday dance at Chippewa Pines. Admission and exact time not specified in readable text.
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Chippewa Pines
Roy Bigford
Club Orchestra
Bay City
Resignation of Hoover Accepted by Coolidge in 1923
President Coolidge accepted Herbert Hoover's resignation as secretary of commerce and appointed William S. Whiting of Holyoke Massachusetts as the new secretary. The oath was administered in Coolidge's private office by Superior court attaches. Whiting, 65, longtime Coolidge friend, Whiting Paper Company president, and Massachusetts political figure, arrived for a conference and will depart after the ceremony.
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Superior
Wis
U.P
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
William S. Whiting
Holyoke
Mass
Whiting
Whiting Paper Company
Massachusetts
Miami Next Stop For Marine Flyer
Lieut. Frank Schilt, pilot of a Fokker marine plane, left Jacksonville for Miami to refuel before attempting the hop to Managua Nicaragua on the Washington to Nicaragua flight.
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Miami
Marine Flyer
Jacksonville
Fla
U.P
Frank Schilt
Fokker Marine
Washington
Nicaragua
Managua
Bank Messengers Robbed of $18 000 in Chicago
Two bank messengers were held up near Chicago on the way from their bank to Union Trust Company in the Loop and robbed of about $19 000. The robbery halted their route and prompted an urgent police response.
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Cincago, Ill
U.P
Union Trust Company
Central State Gridders Set September 17 Practice Start
Central State Teachers College announces 1928 football practice begins September 17 at the local athletic plant with 44 candidates invited including 18 lettermen. Captain Chester Stackhouse leads veterans as 15 freshmen join the workout and coach Potter fields a full veteran lineup if needed before the September 29 season opener on the local gridiron.
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Central State Teachers College
Potter
Chester Stackhouse
Air Conference Center
George Hackett
Hart
Fred Hickman
Marcelona
Clare Monaghan
Middleton
Ohio
Paul Munson
Mt. Pleasant
Sam McClatchey
Onaway
Harness Meet Opens With Fast Racing At Isa Bella County Fair
Sixty horses compete across two opening events the 2:14 pace and 2:25 trot at the local tract tied to the Isa Bella County Fair. Favorites Tommy G and Ramey Payne lead the 2:14 field of eight while Mokaline Foxy Chimes and Tommy Axworthy headline the 2:25 trot. Track condition improves after Tuesday’s rain as Ernest R. Dexter and W. W. Cushing oversee the meet.
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Isabella County
Tommy
Baldy
Bond
Ramey Payne
William Cushing
Baldy Direct
Liewster
Caldwin
Geo. Rattenbury
The
Confidence
L. D. Fitzpatrick
Billy Earl
Roscoe Putman
Jay Brooks
Robert Sawyer
Hazel McGregor
John Mott
Tommy G
T. & Gawne
Victory Bond
John Kemis
W. Fiekl
Mokaline
Lyons and Squires
Foxy Chimes
del Baldwin
Tommy Axworthy
Som
Zisgenfusss Belle Peters
Dr. Patterson
Thlmes
Mable Moko
Pierce and Gunningham
Cunningham
Tonéful
Sharkett
Roy Peter
Fred Horn
Mable G
T. G. Gawne
Ernest R. Dexter
W. W. Cushing
Michigan Legislature Faces Oil and Gas Code Overhaul
Lansing August 21 The 1929 Michigan legislature will tackle a complete oil and gas code as oil and gas wells emerge as a major state industry. Currently laws cover plugging abandoned wells and protecting salt interests and producers, with Muskegon field prompting a state inspector and funding needs. A major issue is establishing a method to tax oil and gas production.
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Lansing
Michigan
U.R
Muskegon
Smuggling Ring Allegedly Moving 200 Aliens Monthly
Immigration officials say a ring smuggling about 200 aliens monthly across the St. Clair river from Canada to Algonac was uncovered after the arrest of five men and the capture of four Serbians. Confessions by Albert Rabinet and Clarence Jacobs named 75 smugglers and liquor shipments.
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Detroit
Mich
St. Clair River
Canada
Algonac
Albert Rabinet
Clarence .Jacobs
St. Clair
Three Die In Kansas Train Wreck
Three men died and at least three were injured in a head on collision between Missouri-Pacific passenger train No 13 and a freight train near Waring Kansas. Harold Young the passenger train engineer and brakemen Charles Patton and Carol Kline were killed as more than a dozen cars derailed and piled along the right of way. The wreckage was being searched for additional victims at daybreak.
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Waring
Kans
U.P
Missouri-Pacific
Here
Harold Young
Charles Patton
Carol Kline
Pooch Donovan Dies After 20 Years At Harvard
William Donovan known as Pooch, longtime Harvard athletic trainer for over two decades, died at his Natick home at 62. He suffered heart disease while with the American Olympic team in Amsterdam last month and was returned home August 12. Donovan was born in Natick and rose as a premier professional sprinter in his youth.
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Natick
Mass
U.P
William
Pooch” Donovan
Harvard University
Donovan
Amsterdam
Donovan Was
Auto Production Sets New Records in July Output
Washington reports July auto production at 390445 units, up 46 percent from July 1927 and within 1.5 percent of June's total. Passenger cars reached 337933 units and trucks 52512, with last year’s July totals 286868 and 31617 respectively. Canadian July figures are not yet reported.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Lnst
Murder of American Mining Man in Mexico
U P reports Henry C. Schmitt American mining engineer killed at the Travador mine in Trinidad state of Durango Mexico. Consul Jackson of Torreon telegraphs that two unidentified persons attacked and killed him Saturday 40 miles southwest of Torreon.
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Washington
D. G
U.P
Henry C. Schmitt
Trinidad
Durango
Mexico
State Department
Jackson
Torreon
Schmitt
Travador
Isabella County Fair Opens With Free Acts and Racing
The Isabella County Fair officially opens with crowds on the grounds and free act programs at the grand stand. Tomorrow features two race events the 2 14 pace and the 2 25 trot and a full afternoon of free acts and fireworks. Ticket details outline no family tickets this year with adult season passes 1 50 and children 75 cents, gate admission 60 cents after noon and 25 cents for evening. Thursday is a Pleasant Day with local stores closed for a chamber of commerce sponsored afternoon. A pulling contest under Michigan State College is listed as a big feature for Thursday afternoon.
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Isabella County
fair management_ wish
Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
Woman Imprisons Son in Cabin 11 Years
Anna Deeler, 69, chained her son Harry Deeler, 45, to a floor in a log cabin for 11 years to keep him near. Neighbors complained and officers found the nude, shackled man in a four to five foot radius of movement. He had been released from an asylum after a jail term for cattle theft. Sheriff planned a sanity hearing. the mother declined to speak, fearing harm to him if separated.
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Fatrplay
Cole
U.P
Anna Deeler
Harry
Deeler
Fred L. Richard
Tornado Strikes Southern Minnesota Killing Six
A tornado swept across southern Minnesota causing extensive damage estimated at 1 million dollars. Six people are dead and four others injured as authorities assess the wreckage in Austin and surrounding areas. Emergency crews continue searching for missing residents.
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Minnesota
Austin
Minn
U.R
Yrsterday
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